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This is an interesting story from The Motley Fool. Last week, Disney outlined their expansive plan to roll out Marvel characters in their parks worldwide. Disney’s California Adventure as well as parks in Paris and Hong Kong will see Spider-Man, Captain America, and Iron Man become regular staples. However, Walt Disney world was completely excluded…

Disney released additional details of their Disney Skyliner system last week. The system of gondolas (each featuring Disney characters) will connect the theme parks and hotels around Disney World in Orlando and will have stations at Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Pop Century Resort, and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will act as…

Who wouldn’t enjoy getting a little tipsy with your favorite Disney characters? Before a change that went into effect at the end of December, the only place where you could grab booze at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom was Be Our Guest, the Beauty and the Beast restaurant that opened in 2012. Prior to 2012, the park…

Epcot opened in 1982 and was inspired by an unrealized working city concept by Walt Disney. Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, was to be a utopian city – “EPCOT will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centers of American industry. It will be a community…

The employee cafeteria at the Walt Disney World Swan was closed by the health department last week after an inspector noted live and dead roaches according to the Orlando Sentinel. The hotel is operated by Starwood as a Westin. Not to worry though, guest eating establishments were not impacted and were given a clean bill of…

Could Disney or Universal soon be seeing competition from a Six Flags or Cedar Fair park in their own Orland0 backyard? According to The Orlando Sentinel‘s Growth Spotter it’s definitely a possibility. According to the report, a large theme park developer with no presence in the area is negotiating for 200 acres near Universal. They’d be teaming…

Disney World has joined Universal and Sea World Orlando in announcing an early closure today and a shutdown for tomorrow. With Hurricane Matthew approaching, the park will close today at 5pm and will remain closed until Saturday morning. Disney moved guests staying at the Fort Wilderness campground earlier in the day and helped them find other…

Disney World’s Main Street Electrical Parade will come to an end on October 9th of this year. After the final parade in Orlando, the floats will move to Disneyland for a short time early next year. Here’s the history of the parade as per the Disney Parks Blog: “Main Street Electrical Parade” debuted at Magic Kingdom…

Disney is not known to mark down their rates, which is why this recently announced sale is a terrific opportunity for any folks interested in heading down to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL to take a look at their travel plans. This sale, available through the Disney website, gives guests a discount of…

A Disney College Program participant (intern) became very uncomfortable after seeing a gator sign in a Walt Disney World break room less than 2 months after the death of a 2-year-old who was dragged into a lake. The sign asked employees to deny knowledge of gators in order to not scare guests. “If a Guest asks…

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